Dinghy (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun, plural din·ghies.
  1. any small boat designed as a tender or lifeboat, especially a small ship's boat, rowed, sailed, or driven by a motor.
  2. a boat used by warships, having four single-banked oars and a spritsail.
  3. any of various rowing or sailing boats used in sheltered waters along the Indian coasts to transport passengers and freight.
  4. an inflatable life raft.
noun plural -ghies
  1. any small boat, powered by sail, oars, or outboard motor
verb plural -gies, -gying or -gied
  1. to ignore (a person) or avoid (an event)
Dinghy (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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